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Sean Cook

Athens, GA

Life Purpose and Career Coach, Cook Coaching & Consulting Ltd.

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What Do Institutions of Higher Ed Need to Learn? http://ht.ly/2bATO #hiedoutcomes

97 weeks ago

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How to Tell a "Who-Do" from a "Guru": Part 2 http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/05/12/how-to-tell-a-who-do-from-a-gu...

106 weeks ago

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How to Tell a "Who-Do" from a "Guru": Part 1 http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/05/07/how-to-tell-a-who-do-from-a-gu...

106 weeks ago

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5 Life Lessons to Take from Conan’s Departure on the Tonight Show http://higheredlifecoach.com/2010/01/23/5-life-lessons-from-conan/

115 weeks ago

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May the (Work) Force Be With You: 9 Career Lessons from Popular Science Fiction http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/03/02/the-way-of-the-force/ Some lessons from popular science fiction that you can apply to your job search and your career.

115 weeks ago

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Resumistakes!: 10 Ways Your Resume, Cover Letter & Application can Sink Your Chances http://thesabloggers.org/2009/04/resumistakes-10-ways-your-resume-cover-... It's difficult to sum up your career in just a few pages. Writing a resume or cover letter, it's hard to whittle things down to what is most important and relevant, and to make sure the details are broad enough to encompass your skills and specific enough to match a certain position.

115 weeks ago

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Anger is a Gift http://higheredcareercoach.com/2009/08/28/anger-is-a-gift/ Anger can bring honesty into a conversation, encourage creative thinking, build a sense of urgency around solving a problem, and show you “what you are made of.” So anger is not a problem. Don’t return it to sender. Open it up, take a good look, and see what you can learn from it. Anger is a gift.

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You: Agent to the University? (Or to the Universe?) http://higheredcareercoach.com/2009/08/19/agent_to_the_university_or_uni... By the time the interview happens, whether a candidate has at least the basic aptitude for the job has pretty much been settled.The resume gets you the interview, the interview gets you the job, and your approach to the job very much determines whether you will do the job, or the job will end up doing you. Do you know where you "fit" in the big picture?

115 weeks ago

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Interests

Helping others connect with their higher purpose, and find balance in their lives and careers. Gardening. Homebrewing. Indie Rock. Folk Art. Buddhism. Writing. Social Media. My kids.

Goals

Build a sucessful coaching practice that will transform people's lives.
Support my family financially while being able to spend more time with them.
Write a book on "Putting Your Purpose to Work" and publish it by the end of 2011.
Meet Jonathan Fields, Jason Seiden, Chris Gullibeau & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Stand in the Pantheon in Rome and look up through the "eye of the world"

Favorite Quote

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” --Conan O' Brien

Specialties

Career Coaching, Blogging, Life Coaching, Training and Coaching for College Students and Higher Ed professionals. Assistance with graduate applications and essays, job applications, mock interviews, resumes, cover letters. Also learning more about creating and maintaining positive social media presence, and leveraging it during the job search.

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